SURVEY OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT BACTERIA Flashcards
disease: anthrax
cell morphology: spore-forming in chain
gram stain : positive
Bacillus anthracis
disease: whooping cough
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Bordetella pertussis
disease: Brucellosis, undulant fever
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Brucella abortus
disease: Lymphogranuloma venereum, trachoma
cell morphology: pleomorphic
gram stain : negative
Chlamydia trachomatis
disease: botulism (food poisoning)
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive
Clostridium botulinum
disease: Gas gangrene, wound infections
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive
Clostridium perfringens
disease: Tetanus (lockjaw)
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive
Clostridium tetani
disease: Diphtheria
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : positive
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
disease: UTI
cell morphology: rod-coccobacillus
gram stain : negative
Escherichia coli
disease: tularemia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Francisella tularensis
disease: Chancroid
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Haemophilus ducreyi
disease: meningitis, pneumonia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Haemophilus influenzae
disease: pneumonia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative
Klebsiella pneumoniae
disease: leprosy
cell morphology: rod - diplobacilli
gram stain : acid-fast positive
Mycobacterium leprae
disease: Tuberculosis
cell morphology: rod-diplobacilli
gram stain : acid-fast positive
Mycobacterium tuberculosis